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*meditation*-- has anyone with autism found meditation to be of benefit

aidie

A few months before my diagnosis I had started trying Meditation because I was sliding into depression.  I think my meditation, slowed, then stopped, my depression. My anxiety has also reduced.  I dont really know if it was because of the meditation or it is a coincidence. Afterall, I had just found out what the issue was. autism,  which in itself  is a really useful thing to know as you can read up on it.

Anyways - does anyone else practice Meditation on a regular basis ?

Has it helped your autism and/or  its associated depression, anxiety, shutdown, meltdowns etc ?

all replies will be most welcome

Heart

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  • I've recently started meditation, I did try it some months ago and it didn't seem to work, I was too easily distracted. Now, after having a very good coach, I am really enjoying meditation. I look forward to it each day and I can really feel the "in the moment " benefits. What is really helping me is that I've set an intention (mantra) for my meditation. It helps to calm my thoughts and keep my anxiety into perspective. Yesterday I used the mantra whilst at work (said inside my head) to help when things became overwhelming. And it helped to prevent my anxiety from going completely haywire. I still have a lot to learn, and that's exciting knowing there is more for me to explore.

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  • I've recently started meditation, I did try it some months ago and it didn't seem to work, I was too easily distracted. Now, after having a very good coach, I am really enjoying meditation. I look forward to it each day and I can really feel the "in the moment " benefits. What is really helping me is that I've set an intention (mantra) for my meditation. It helps to calm my thoughts and keep my anxiety into perspective. Yesterday I used the mantra whilst at work (said inside my head) to help when things became overwhelming. And it helped to prevent my anxiety from going completely haywire. I still have a lot to learn, and that's exciting knowing there is more for me to explore.

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